Portable bathhouse



' .l. C. HAMMOND.

PORTABLE BATHHOUSE.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY 22.1920.

Patented July 26, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- 1,0. HAMMOND. PORTABLE BATHHOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1920,

1,385,615, v PatentedJulyZfi 921.

2 s-HEETs-sH UNITED 'STAT ES f PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES CARLTON HAMMOND, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

PORTABLE BATHHOUSE.

Be itknown that 1, James CARLTON ITILhlUF MOND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing .at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and StateofFlorida, have invented a new and useful Portable Bathhouse, of whichthe, following is a specification.

This invention relates to a portable 1nclosure or tent especiallydesigned for use as abath house, one of the objects of the inventionbeing to provide a structure of this character which can be easily setup for use, does not require guy ropes or stays and which provides aclear space wlthin the inclosure free of central supports.

A further object is to provide a structure of this character which, whennot in use, can be folded into acompact bundle and easily carried fromplace to place.

Another object is to provide afoldable top frame having simple andefficient means-for fastening it in extended position.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in, the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and. claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat is clalmed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown. a

In said drawings 1 Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section through thestructure.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the central portion of the top ofthestructure.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the top frame of the structure. I

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the meet ng ends of the sections of one of thesupports.

Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the opposite side of the part shown inFig. 4. y

Fig. 6 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation showing theengaged portions of one of the supports and the top frame.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates theupper member of a support, the same having its upper end reduced to forma stud 2 whileits lower end is connected, by a hinge 3 to the lowermember 4 of the support. The lower end of Specifieationof LettersPatent.

PatentedJuly 26, 1921. 1920. Serial No. 398,232. v

the member 4 is pointed as at 5 to form a stake adapted to be forcedinto the ground.

posite the hinge 3 is a fastening device which can be in the form of ahook 6 adapted to engage an eye 7 connected to the upper portion of thelower member '4.

Connected to the memberl at that side opi The top frame. f the deviceincludes a central block 8 preferably having four sides and hingedl-yconnected to each of these sides is a radial arm 9 tothe outer end ofwhich is secured an eye 10. The hinges forconnecting the arms 9v to theblock 8 have been indicated at 11. To the upper surface of one of thearms 9 a holding strip 12 may be pivotally connected, as indicated at13,

this strip being of suflicient length to extend across the block 8 andbeing provided, near its free end, with a transverse slot 14 adapted toreceive a stud 15 extending from one of the arms 9. Thus it will be seenthat the two opposed arms connected by this strip 12 will be heldextended. Upward folding or buckling of the frame is thus prevented.

The covering of the device constituting the present invention ispreferably made in a single piece and consists of the angular topportion 16, the connected walls 17 and the curtains or flaps 18 whichconstitute the closures for the open side of the device. These curtainsare adapted to be held together by buttons-l9 or any other suitablemeans.

lVhen the device is not in use the supports up on the fabric making upthe top and walls of the device.

hen it is desired to set up the device for use the arms 9 are swungoutwardly and the strip12 is placed in engagement with the stud 15. Thesupports made up of the sections 1 and 4 are then positioned with thestuds 2 withinthe eyes 10 and the points or stakes 5 are forced into theground. The covering is then placed over'the frame thus produced andwill therefore form a dressing room or bath house of ample proportions.

It is to be understood that any suitable arrangement of eyes 20 can beprovided on the sections 1, these eyes being adapted to support garmenthooks or the like, as shown What is claimed is:

1. A portable structure including a central block, arms hingedlyconnected to the respective sides of the'block and foldable together,fastening means movably connected to one of the arms and extendingacross the top face of the block and detachably connected to the opposedarm, said block being held by gravity in abutment with the inner ends ofthe arms when thelarmsare extended, foldable supports detachablyengaging the outer end portions of the arms, and a fabric housing formedin one piece and comprising a top portion bearing downwardly on the armsand block, wall portions extending longitudinally of and between thesupports, and flaps between two of the supports. 7

2. A portable structure including a central block, arms hingedlyconnected to the respective sides of the block and foldable together,fastening means movably connected ground engaging ends, a one piecefabric housing having a top portion bearing downwardly on the block andarms, wall portions extending along and between the supports, and flapsbetween two of the supports, and means for engaging the flaps to holdthem closed. I V

In testimony that I- claim the'foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature inthe presence of two Witnesses. JAMES CARLTONHAMMOND.

Witnesses:

NINA VVoL'rz, M. H. HAUoHToN.

